An efficient scaled boundary finite element approach in bending and bucking analysis of functionally graded piezoelectric plates

Based on the three-dimensional (3D) linear elastic theory without enforcing any plate assumptions, the scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM) is proposed to solve the solution of the displacements, electrical potentials, critical buckling loads and buckling modes in functionally graded piezoelectric (FGP) plate. The electro-elastic properties are realized by transitioning material phase in the form of exponential function across the...